Shixuan (EX-UE11) « Acupuncture

"Shi" (十), ten; "xuan" (宣), to dispell. This acupoint has the function of draining pathogenic heat and is used to treat headaches, sore throat, and other disorders. It is located at the tips of ten fingers, hence the name "Shixuan" (ten dispersions).

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At the tips of ten fingers, 0.1 cun from the free margin of nails. There are ten points in total, five on each hand.

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Vessels: arterial and venous networks formed by proper palmar digital arteries and veins.
Nerve: proper palmar digital nerves.

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Perpendicular insertion 0.1～0.2 cun.

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high fever with delirium, heatstroke with vomiting and diarrhea, tonsillitis, hypertension, coma, syncope, infantile convulsion, numbness of fingertips.

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Acute infantile convulsion: Shixuan (EX-UE11), Taichong (LR3), Hegu (LI4), Renzhong, Dazhui (GV14), Yongquan (KI1), Quchi (LI11).
Toxic shock: Shixuan (EX-UE11), Baihui (GV20), Kunlun (BL60), Shangjuxu ( ST37), Xiaxi (GB43).
Heatstroke: Shixuan (EX-UE11), Renzhong, Baihui (GV20), Dazhui (GV14), Quchi (LI11), Hegu (LI4), Shenmen (HT7), Weizhong (BL40) ,Quze (PC3).

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Qixiao Liangfang is named Shixuan (EX-UE11).